The main features in Renaissance art and architecture were:
- Humanist and rationalist vision
- Use of mathematics and geometry
- Search for perfection and beauty
- Concern about proportion
- Balanced and harmonious forms
- Search for symmetry and order
- Formal and individual style
- Religious, mythological and nature themes
- Use of arches, vaults, domes and columns
- Predominance of horizontal lines
Contrary to the characteristics of the medieval style they were:
- Religious themes
- Monumental art
- Romance style
- Gothic style
- Use of arches and vaults
